People's Resistance Movement of Iran

The People's Resistance Movement of Iran (PRMI), better known as Jundallah ("Soldiers of Allah"), is a Salafi jihadist militant group in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province, founded in 2003 by Abdolmalek Rigi. The group's goal is to achieve equal rights for Sunni Muslims in Iran, an Islamic republic ruled by the vast Shia majority, and to overthrow the republic; the first reason led to al-Qaeda and Saudi Arabia supporting the group, while the second reason led to the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden and Israel supporting the group. Jundallah had 700-2,000 fighters during the insurgency in Baluchistan, and it is believed that there are FBI and CIA informants in the Jundallah leadership, and that the USA provides funding to the group. Since 2003, Jundallah has carried out several assassinations and kidnappings, and it has also resorted to the use of suicide bombers and narcotics trafficking to achieve its goals.